math

Clipping of mathematics.

Noun Canada, Philippines

  1. Clipping of mathematics.
    • Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged. - 2002 October 26, Nathalie Younglai,...
  2. Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
    • If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
    • $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
  3. A math course or class.
    • They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
    • Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
    • Then, I further worked myself into an A+ panic attack with the realization that on top of the algebra, I would have to take three more maths, from a choice of calculus, finite math, statistics, logic, or differential...

Origin

Clipping of mathematics.

Forms

maths

Hyponyms

new math napkin math

Derived

applied math check the math discrete math do the math fuzzy math girl math harder than Chinese math mathbabble math circle mathcore math grenade mathletic Mathletics MathML math rock mathspeak mathwise mathy meader mental math nonmath the math ain't mathing the math is mathing

Noun archaic

  1. A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

Origin

From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.

Forms

maths

Related

swath

Derived

aftermath beforemath foremath lattermath

Noun Hinduism, Jainism

  1. Clipping of matha.

Origin

Contraction of matha.

Forms

maths

Verb

  1. To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
  2. To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.
    • Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.
    • Some of the same people who called for the abolishment of the monarchy back during that explosive Oprah interview are now saying how sweet it is that baby Lili is named after her grandmother, how perfectly it fits her,...
    • Following intense speculation over the account’s veracity, fellow manga artist Yusuke Murata, the creator behind One-Punch Man, confirmed that the account indeed belongs to Togashi. The math started mathing for Hunter x...

Forms

maths mathing mathed

Derived

the math is mathing